T.J. Martell Foundation honors Warner’s Iñigo Zabala and Billboard’s Leila Cobo in Miami

“TJ Martell is an excellent cause and we’re all honored to support their mission.”
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Mike Caren’s APG in recruitment drive to ‘build runway for the future’

Six roles now open at Los Angeles-based label and publishing company
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UK tastemaker Annie Mac to head up gender equality initiative, the Equalising Music Pledge

The campaign is also endorsed by PRS Foundation’s Keychange initiative
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How the music biz can make the most of its money this festival season

The following comes from Simon Liddell (pictured inset), Director of Centtrip Music and Entertainment. He explains how those involved in the live festival industry can mitigate potential currency volatility risks efficiently. Centtrip is a leading fint…

She Is The Music reveals partnerships and funding to further equality initiatives

SITM is a nonprofit focused on achieving equality for women across the music industry
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A 44% streaming royalty rise is now locked in for US songwriters – so long as the likes of Spotify don’t ‘declare war’

Streaming companies will ‘declare war on songwriters’ if they appeal the streaming royalty rise, says David Israelite
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Zach Katz teams with Scooter Braun to launch music business investment group Raised In Space

Firm working with Ripple’s Xpring to “integrate blockchain and the digital asset XRP where it can most powerfully benefit and impact the music industry”
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Empire hires Amir Abbassy in Content role and Peter Kadin as VP of Marketing

Company will soon release music from Iggy Azalea and Robin Thicke
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Primary Wave signs multi-million dollar deal to rep Paul Anka catalog

The deal covers Anka’s controlled publishing, his master rights and his name and likeness
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Over 2.3m people visited MBW last year, clocking up more than 6.5m page views

January was a record month, with over 700,000 impressions on the MBW site
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